Fraud convict serving 2-year term

10:38 AM,
Mar. 27, 2013

Former State Trooper Jim Deeghan

Written by

Mike Donoghue
Free Press Staff Writer

Former Vermont State Police Sgt. Jim Deeghan, who began serving a two-year prison sentence in January for stealing nearly $213,000 from taxpayers by padding his time sheets, has been sent to an Indiana prison, records show.

Deeghan, 49, is now at Marion County Jail II, which is operated by a private company, Corrections Corp. of America, under a contract with the county. Marion County Jail II is one of five institutions operated in conjunction with the county sheriff's department.

Marion II, in Indianapolis, has about 1,000 beds, according to Assistant Warden A.W. Stephenson. The jail has ...